The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-27
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
In Brief


signal service.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Charles L. Collins and Laura Maze, John w.
j Johnson and Minnie Costello.
There will be bar meeting at the United
States Court room tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, to take action on the death Of Dir. A. W.
Hendricks.
The Fort Wayne Furniture Company fled it's
articles of association with the Secretary of
State yesterday. It's capital stock is $25, 900.
The directors are d. N. Foster, n. e. Mossman.
lor
has brought snit against William j. Wooley and
the Indiana Manufacturing and Supply Com
pany, asking that they be enjoined from using
or making an improved tile machine on which
the plaintiff holds patent.
The grocery store of c. T. Roberts in West
indianapolis. was entered Friday night by
thieves. who CARED away about $50 worth of
goods. Two strange men in a one-horse wagon
were seen In the neigh borhood during the day,
and are supposed to have been the thieves.
The preliminary trial OF Frank Dumph, who
snos Ihomas Riley in the West W Washington
street car-stables, has been postponed until
wednesday, and he released yesterday
morning on 800 bond Riley not seriously
nurf, and will be able to be out in few days.
HoNoRs FOR AN INDIANA DOG.
2. I. Madisons pointer dog Ossian has just
won third prize in the Eastern Field Trial
Clubs trials at High Point n G.. This is the
first time an Indiana dog has ever won in these
trials There were thirty five dogs in the stake.
DEATH d. ToBIN.
William d. Tobin, the Irish attorney died
rather suddenly. yesterday morning, of typhoid
fever, at his home. No. 100 South Olive street.
He had been sick for several days, but his
dition was not considered critical until short
time before his death. He was member of the
law firm of Denny g. Tobin. About six years
ago he was nominated as candidate for the
Legislature.
ANOTHER STABLE SET ON FIRE.
The stable on the property of Emil Wulsch
ner, No. AIT North Meridian street, occupied by
William Simcoe partially destroyed by fire
last night at O'Clock. The building set
ire by two men, whom some of the residents of
the neigh borhood after the fire was
klndied. Two horses belonging to Mr.. Simcoe
were in the stable. but were saved. A moving
wagon, and a considerable quantity of hay were
burned The loss is covered by insurance.
MUCH ILLNESS. BUT FEW DEATHS.
The record of Secretary carp. of the health
board. shows that during the past month there
were hundred and fifty eight cases of
typhoid fever in the city, seventeen of which
have proved fatal Of the forty.s seven cases of
diphtheria reported, there have been twenty
one deaths. Sixteen cases of measles have been
reported, but none OF them resulted fatally.
Considering the large number of cases of illness
the death rate is remarkably small. As yet
there seems to be no decrease in the number of
new cases of typhoid fever but the cases OF diph-
there were twenty five deaths from all diseases,
and twenty-five births.
GRADUATION OF TRAINING SCHOOL NURSES.
The indianapolis Flower Mission Training
School for Nurses will hold their graduating
ercises at Meridan-street III. E. Church on next
Tuesday evening, at o'clock. The class of 1887
is composed of Misses c. S. Adams, Mary Barn
ha-t. Anna r. Dean, Mary Gable and Mary
Paris The programme is as follows: Piano
recital. Mrs. John Shaw; prayer. Rev. James E.
Gilbert; solo, selected, Mrs. Irene Coolidge,
Princeton. Ind. address, Rev Reuben Jeffery,
duet, selected Mesdames Lynn and Morrison;
annual report of Miss Lett, superintendent,
read by Miss Mary Rariden; solo. Faithful"
Roeckel, Dir. NJ. Bamberger, accompanies. Mr..
John Geiger; address, Henry Jameson. NJ. D.;
presentation of diplomas, Mrs. r. r. Parker,
president; doxology, by the audience, standing;
benediction.
oRGANIZATIoN OF CoLoRED REPUBLICANS
The Harrison League, a colored Republican
club, which will endeavor to organize colored
voters throughout the State to aid the Repub-
lican party in the next campaign, has elected
the following officers:
President-Felix Davis
Vicepresident-Wesey W. Wilson.
Corresponding SeeretaTy-John Wilson.
Observation-Disclosures Watkins.
Sergeant-at arms-Frank NJ Dean.
Executive Committee-HeEry Clay, Geo. H Burks
John Ellis, John Orpeus, Henry Brown, R. Hawkins
and VIM. Snowden.
Majorgeneral-Jacob Franklin.
The club starts ont with enrolment of $50
members. 1t will meet regularly every Friday
evening at 8 o'clock The headquarters of the
executive committee are in the Talbot g. New
block, No % North Pennsylvania street.
A FAMOUS CATHOLIC CHAPLAINs LECTURE.
Very Rev. P P. Cooney, c. S. c., the veteran
chaplain and patriot. will deliver the fifth lect-
in the Leonine Union tomorrow
evening at Masonic Hail. His subject is My
War "reminiscences and Their Lessons" The
lessons he proposes to teach are of interest to
the civilian well as the soldier. But to the
soldier they will have special interest and
meaning The very reverend gentleman is
known as one of the ablest preachers and lect-
in the State. Rev. Cooney COM
missioned chaplain of the Thirty fifth Regiment
of Indiana Volunteers-the first Irish regiment
ON the I'd of October, 1861. He remained
with the boys in the field until the over
in 1861 or nearly four years In February,
1862. he received a commission As ''chaplin-at-
large of the Indiana troops in the field" from
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States Governor Morton applied to the Presi-
dent for the favor and Mr. Lincoln issued and
signed it Feb. 3. 1862
THE BENEVOLENT socIETy's ANNUAL MEETING.
The regular annual meeting of the Indiana
Benevolent Society will be held this evening at
English's Opera house. The programme is as
follows:
Pave Rev. John BaItziv.
Scripture Readings Rev. E. j. Gantz.
Introduction Gov. Isaac p Gray.
Music Quartet.
Address-''Associated Charities -----.-----
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hon. W. P. Fishback
PART II.
Collection of Memberships
Address@"street Children R Rev R. v Hunter
Sel9 Solo, ps,, X Mt ~ S - mase
Music. Quartet.
Address-"Dime Saving and Loan Association"
Edward Daniels.
Benediction Rev. n. A. Hyde.
number of the churches of the city have
dispensed with their usual evening services. and
the congregations will unite in this meeting.
DOESN'T LIKE CALIFORNIA.
VIM. T. Marcy, the jeweler. has just returned
from Southern California, and is apparently not
entranced with that region. He says: 1.-THE eli
mate is very changeable. found it cool in the
morning but 100 in the shade from noon till 3